1976 - 1981: Comic Book Ads for Mego Dolls and Toys

During the mid to late 1970s ads for Mego dolls and other products were published in numerous DC and Marvel comic books. As I like to collect comics from my childhood I keep coming across various Mego ads, so I thought it would be interesting to keep track of which comic titles each of the ads were published in and when. By organizing the ads in this way we can see how long each ad ran for, how the Mego doll series evolved and how Mego reacted to their competition in the toy industry. I'll keep updating this page as I find more ads. Click on the pictures to see a larger version.

1976

Marvel Comics, Kazar #15, April 1976, p.12

Marvel Comics, Adventures on the Planet of the Apes #5, April 1976, p.12

DC Comics, Tarzan Vol.29, #250, June 1976, p.16

This ad shows the Mego penny savers (penny banks) of Superman and Batman.

DC Comics, Tarzan Vol.29, #254, Oct 1976, p. 28

DC Comics, Metal Men Vol.13, #48, Oct-Nov 1976, p. 28

DC Special Green Lantern, 1976

1977

DC Comics, The Super Friends #3, Feb 1977, p.28

This ad is for the 8 inch Mego dolls but some of the pictures are actually the smaller Pocket Heroes instead!